[opendtv] Re: Sunny forecast for NBC Weather Plus
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:33:41 -0500
At 6:21 PM -0800 2/14/05, Mitch Cardwell wrote:
> Terry Mackin is the Hearst-Argyle Television executive VP who as head
>of the NBC affiliates' futures committee helped turn the Weather Plus
>concept into reality.
>
>He has lobbied for digital must-carry, describing NBC Weather Plus as
>just the sort of "big idea" the Federal Communications Commission
>challenged broadcasters to develop with their local digital spectrum.
How bizzare...
All of these folks are moving ahead with Weather Plus because it is a
service that is useful, cheap to produce and for which there is
proven demand.
And this all happened because of NEGOTIATED cable carriage.
The marketplace DOES work.
Regards
Craig
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